The city attorney’s office provides day-to-day legal advice and counseling to city council, city manager, administrative staff and city authorities, boards, and commissions. The city attorney’s office provides legal representation at city council meetings and authority, board, and commission quasi-judicial hearings.

The City Attorney’s Office prosecutes all municipal cases on behalf of the city. These cases consist of traffic offenses, criminal offenses, assaults, thefts, zoning and other city code violations.